For other teams using this name, see Seattle Sounders (USL) and Seattle Sounders FC.

Seattle Sounders

Full name	Seattle Sounders
Nickname(s)	Sounders
Founded	1974
Dissolved	1983
Ground	Memorial Stadium (Seattle) Kingdome (Capacity: 17,000 (Memorial) 57,000 (Kingdome))
League	North American Soccer League
Home colours Away colours

The Seattle Sounders were a U.S. professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the North American Soccer League where it played both indoor and outdoor soccer. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season.

Contents 1 Stadium 2 Supporters 3 Year-by-year 4 Honors 5 Coaches 6 Notable players 7 External links

[edit] Stadium

The Sounders played at Memorial Stadium for their first two seasons before moving to the Kingdome.

[edit] Supporters

The Seattle Sounders were supported by the "Seattle Sounders Booster Club" in the 1970's and early 1980's.

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1974	NASL	10	7	3	101	3rd, Western	Did not qualify
1975	NASL	15	7	—	129	2nd, Pacific Division	Lost Quarterfinal (Portland)
1976	NASL	14	10	—	123	2nd, Pacific Conference, Western Division	Won 1st Round (Vancouver) Lost Division Championship (Minnesota)
1977	NASL	14	12	—	123	3rd, Pacific Conference, Western Division	Won Division Championship (Vancouver) Won Conference Championship (Minnesota) Won Semifinal (Los Angeles) Lost Soccer Bowl '77 (Cosmos)
1978	NASL	15	15	—	138	3rd, National Conference, Western Division	Lost 1st Round (Cosmos)
1979	NASL	13	17	—	125	3rd, National Conference, Western Division	Did not qualify
1979/80	NASL Indoor	Did not enter
1980	NASL	25	7	—	201	1st, National Conference, Western Division	Won 1st Round (Vancouver Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles)
1980/81	NASL Indoor	9	9	—	—	4th, Western Division	Did not qualify
1981	NASL	15	17	—	137	4th, Northwest	Lost 1st Round (Chicago)
1981/82	NASL Indoor	9	9	—	—	3rd, National Conference, Northwest Division	Lost 1st Round (Edmonton)
1982	NASL	18	14	—	166	1st, Western Division	Won 1st Round (Toronto) Won Semifinal (Ft. Lauderdale) Lost Soccer Bowl '82 (Cosmos)
1982/83	NASL Indoor	Season cancelled
1983	NASL	12	18	—	119	3rd, Western Division	Did not qualify

[edit] Honors

• National Conference Champion -1977 (NASL)
• Top of the Table -1980 (NASL)
• Western Division Champion -1980 (NASL)
• Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup Champion -1981
• Western Division Champion -1982 (NASL)
• Europac Cup Winners -1982

[edit] Coaches

• John Best 1974-1976
• Jimmy Gabriel 1977-1979
• Alan Hinton 1980-1982
• Laurie Calloway 1983

[edit] Notable players

Name	Nationality	Position	Seattle Sounders career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Bain, JohnJohn Bain	Scotland  Scotland	Midfielder	1983	24	2
Barton, FrankFrank Barton	England  England	Midfielder	1979–1982
Bond, KevinKevin Bond	England  England	Defender	1981	30	16
Bourne, JeffJeff Bourne	England  England	Striker	1980–1981	31	8	[1]
Brand, JackJack Brand	Canada  Canada	Goalkeeper	1980–1982	55	0
Redknapp, HarryHarry Redknapp	England  England	Midfielder	1976–1979	24	0

• Ian Bridge
• Dave Butler (1974-78/1983) [2]
• Steve Buttle (1977-82)
• Mickey Cave (1977-80)
• Tony Chursky
• Joe Corrigan (1983)
• Paul Crossley (1975; 1977-79)
• Stan Cummins (1981) [3]
• Steve Daley (1981-83)
• Benny Dargle (1982-83)
• Roger Davies (1980-82)
• Shaun Elliott (1981)
• Mike England (1975-79)
• Ray Evans (1982-83) [4]
• Jimmy Gabriel (1974-79)
• Dave Gillett (1974-78)
• Roy Greaves (1980-82)
• Paul Hammond (1981-82) [5]
• Kenny Hibbitt (1982)
• Alan Hinton (1980)
• Geoff Hurst (1976)
• Alan Hudson (1979-83)
• Tommy Hutchison (1980)
• John Impey (1979)
• Tommy Jenkins (1975-82)
• Bill Jenkins (1977-79)
• David Kemp (1983)
• Mel Machin (1977)
• Jimmy McAlister
• Gary Mills (1982-83)
• Bobby Moore (1978)
• David Nish (1980-81)
• Mark Peterson
• Tony Powell (1983)
• Harry Redknapp (1976-79)
• Nicky Reid (1982)
• Bruce Rioch (1980-81)
• Jocky Scott (1977-83)
• Dave Smith (1976)
• Jeff Stock
• Peter Ward (1982-83)

[edit] External links

• Seattle Sounders All-Time Player Roster
• GOALSeattle.com Sounders Online Museum